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HOUSE BILL NO. 1945 Offered January 18, 1999 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 64.1-136.1, relating to funeral expenses. ---------- Patrons-- Howell, Kilgore, McClure and Murphy ---------- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 64.1-136.1 as follows:

§ 64.1-136.1. Funeral expenses.

Subject to the provisions of § 64.1-157, reasonable funeral, burial or other related expenses of a decedent shall be considered an obligation of the decedent’s estate, which shall be liable for such expenses to: (i) the funeral establishment, (ii) any third-party creditor who finances the payment of such expenses, or (iii) any person who has paid such expenses. A person who makes arrangements for the funeral of the decedent shall have the authority to bind the decedent’s estate for such expenses and may execute, on behalf of the estate, any necessary instruments.